Bonhams Sale 16834 -15 Sep 2009
The catalogue for Bonhams forthcoming sale of clocks and watches is online now.
Some nice things in it as always - here are a few of the stranger itesm that caught my eye:
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Lot No: 109Jaeger LeCoultre. A gold plated centre seconds alarm stirrup watch
Estimate: £300 - 500
I have no idea what a stirrup watch is (I guess it's the kind worn by nurses, pinned to their uniform), but this clearly isn't for a nurse (maybe some sort of military officer?)
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Lot No: 110
I love the early pocket watch conversions - indeed having the crown at 12 o'clock feature was something I used on the series 2 case design.
Omega. An early 20th century open face pocket watch conversion with Russian inscription on the reverse
Estimate: £300 - 500 
I love the early pocket watch conversions - indeed having the crown at 12 o'clock feature was something I used on the series 2 case design.
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not sure what this is for exactly, but I like the combination of delicate colours and massive button!
Estimate: £700 - 900
This is a guess, but I imagine that the 60s were probably the last time that these kind of analogue human-operated timers were used at the Olympics (estimate sounds quite a lot, but I might be in there if it goes low enough!)
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Lot No: 303
Estimate: £250 - 300
This is without doubt my favourite item in the sale - such a strange combination of watch and diary. I wonder if anyone who brought one ever actually used it?
Lot No: 120
Heuer. A single button yachting recorder
Heuer. A single button yachting recorder
Yacht Timer, 1960's
Estimate: £300 - 400
not sure what this is for exactly, but I like the combination of delicate colours and massive button!
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Lot No: 123Omega. A split seconds chronograph within a specially designed red protective case
Olympic Timer, 1960's
65mm (Case, 95mm diameter).
65mm (Case, 95mm diameter).
Estimate: £700 - 900
This is a guess, but I imagine that the 60s were probably the last time that these kind of analogue human-operated timers were used at the Olympics (estimate sounds quite a lot, but I might be in there if it goes low enough!)
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Lot No: 303
An early 20th century desk timepiece and appointment book circa 1939
"Time Secretary", US Patent D-105,811, the movement by Imhof
The tooled leather bound diary with pen holder and centrally mounted Swiss jewelled timepiece movement with lever escapement, 2.25 inch dial, Arabic numerals and hour sectors followed through onto the diary pages 22cm (8.5in) x 15.5cm (6.25in).
The tooled leather bound diary with pen holder and centrally mounted Swiss jewelled timepiece movement with lever escapement, 2.25 inch dial, Arabic numerals and hour sectors followed through onto the diary pages 22cm (8.5in) x 15.5cm (6.25in).
Estimate: £250 - 300
This is without doubt my favourite item in the sale - such a strange combination of watch and diary. I wonder if anyone who brought one ever actually used it?
posted by mister.jones @ 12:19 PM
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